The Wide-Field Camera 3 detectors

S. M. Baggett; R. J. Hill; R. A. Kimble; J. W. MacKenty; A. Waczynski; H. A. Bushouse; N. Boehm; H. E. Bond; T. M. Brown; N. R. Collins; G. Delo; L. Dressel; R. Foltz; G. Hartig; B. Hilbert; E. Kan; J. Kim-Quijano; E. Malumuth; A. Martel; P. McCullough; L. Petro; M. Robberto; Y. Wen

doi:10.1117/12.790056

22 July 2008 The Wide-Field Camera 3 detectors

S. M. Baggett, R. J. Hill, R. A. Kimble, J. W. MacKenty, A. Waczynski, H. A. Bushouse, N. Boehm, H. E. Bond, T. M. Brown, N. R. Collins, G. Delo, L. Dressel, R. Foltz, G. Hartig, B. Hilbert, E. Kan, J. Kim-Quijano, E. Malumuth, A. Martel, P. McCullough, L. Petro, M. Robberto, Y. Wen

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Proceedings Volume 7021, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy III; 70211Q (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790056
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

The Wide-field Camera 3 (WFC3) is a fourth-generation instrument planned for installation in Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Designed as a panchromatic camera, WFC3's UVIS and IR channels will complement the other instruments onboard HST and enhance the observatory's scientific performance. UVIS images are obtained via two 4096×2051 pixel e2v CCDs while the IR images are taken with a 1024×1024 pixel HgCdTe focal plane array from Teledyne Imaging Sensors. Based upon characterization tests performed at NASA/GSFC, the final flight detectors have been chosen and installed in the instrument. This paper summarizes the performance characteristics of the WFC3 flight detectors based upon component and instrument-level testing in ambient and thermal vacuum environments.

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S. M. Baggett, R. J. Hill, R. A. Kimble, J. W. MacKenty, A. Waczynski, H. A. Bushouse, N. Boehm, H. E. Bond, T. M. Brown, N. R. Collins, G. Delo, L. Dressel, R. Foltz, G. Hartig, B. Hilbert, E. Kan, J. Kim-Quijano, E. Malumuth, A. Martel, P. McCullough, L. Petro, M. Robberto, and Y. Wen "The Wide-Field Camera 3 detectors", Proc. SPIE 7021, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy III, 70211Q (22 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790056

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